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Pets for Life

A Lifetime Commitment
Rescue/Foster Care/Adoption

Our mission also consists of assisting in the rescue and re-homing of animals with special challenges. Rescues are cared for in a foster-care environment, where volunteers provide daily and veterinarian-administered care for the special animals they take into their homes. We try to find a perfect forever home for each animal but, if we cannot, due to their special-needs, they have a loving home with us forever!

 

We work with adoptive pet-parents and their pets offering them gentle training and wellness methods to reduce behavioral and/or wellness issues, as well as information to help them be responsible pet parents. Pet adopters will be given the techniques to work through any issues with their pets, thereby helping to reduce the number of pets that are often returned to shelters as a final resort.

Rescue
Tavi & Friends is a limited intake organization.  We rescue homeless animals, owner surrenders, from kill-shelters, and other, as space allows.

Trap/Neuter/Return Program (TNR)
TNR is an effective, proven method for managing feral and free-roaming cat colonies. Tavi & Friends LI Program provides information and assistance in reducing and managing feral cat overpopulation on LI through the humane, non-lethal method of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), and offers the following services to individuals:
 

-- loans & rentals of traps
-- hands-on TNR assistance
-- advice by phone or email
-- info on humane TNR and feral cat care
 
For TNR Services on LI, contact 
Elissa@TaviandFriends.org

For TNR Services in NYC, contact
The NYC Feral Cat Initiative

http://www.nycferalcat.org

Foster care environment
Our foster care network is throughout the NYC and LI areas, where our animals are housed and cared for by loving volunteers in their homes. This allows us to become very familiar with each animal's personality and traits, as well as helping to ensure socialization.
 
Adoptions
Visit our adoptable animals on Petfinder   
Some of our very special animals may not be on the “adoptables” listing.  These animals may require extra special care and will only be placed in homes with people who are experienced in their care.  If any animal is not adopted, they have a home with us for life.  You can visit our adoptable animals at any of our adoption events, or by appointment.
 
Tavi & Friends is a no-kill organization, and will not euthanize any animal of reasonable health. 
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